بالحزنwith sorrow هاجتwere stirred للفتىfor the young man أحزانهhis sorrows
بالحزن هاجت للفتى أحزانه
وجفتand forsook لذيذsweet رقادهاtheir slumber أجفانهhis eyelids
وجفت لذيذ رقادها أجفانه
With sorrow, the young man's sorrows were stirred.
The youth's sorrows have stirred within him,
And his eyelids forsook their sweet slumber.
His eyelids dry although his sleep was sweet.
ياO جارةfemale neighbor of الحيthe clan الذينwho ترحلواthey departed
يا جارة الحي الذين ترحلوا
سحراbefore dawn فأوحشso left desolate ربعهمtheir dwelling غزلانهits gazelles
سحرا فأوحش ربعهم غزلانه
O neighbor of the clan who departed
O neighbors of the district who have departed,
Before dawn, leaving their dwelling bereft of its gazelles.
Leaving it lonely without your gazelles at dawn.
تعلمينyou (feminine) know لداءfor the ailment of قلبيmy heart أسياa healer
تعلمين لداء قلبي أسيا
فاليومfor today حينwhen ترحلواthey departed بحرانهits crisis
فاليوم حين ترحلوا بحرانه
Do you know a healer for my heart's ailment?
You know the malady within my heart is chronic,
For today, when they departed, is its moment of crisis.
For today when you left you took its remedy.
كتمhe concealed الهوىlove فوقabove; beyond العذولthe reproacher ولومهand his blame
كتم الهوى فوق العذول ولومه
حتىuntil أضرharmed بجسمهto his body كتمانهhis concealment
حتى أضر بجسمه كتمانه
He hid his love beyond the reproacher and his blame,
Love held back blame above patience,
Until his concealment harmed his body.
Until hiding it harmed his body.